By the time we get to Salome’s famous Dance of the Seven Veils, for which Herod has agreed to grant her any wish, any suggestion of metaphor has been dismissed entirely. For this production’s version ...

Richard Strauss’s “Salome” has been described by opera singers, conductors, critics and fans as one of the world’s most thrilling, fast-paced and visceral works in the repertoire. And yet, the ...

Someone asked on opening night if Florida Grand Opera’s production of “Salome” was anything like the early productions in 1905-1907, when its psychosexuality caused it to be banned in a few countries ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The story of a doomed, distorted princess from biblical infamy makes for an ...

Based on the play by the one and only Oscar Wilde, Salome recreates the biblical story of King Herod, his daughter Salome and John the Baptist (called Jochanaan). Princess Salome is obsessed with ...